Re: Help with "gpg -d ... | pg_restore ..." with unimportant pg_restore errors

On Tue, Sep 03, 2024 at 10:28:44PM -0400, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> raf <postgres(at)raf(dot)org> writes:
> > On Tue, Sep 03, 2024 at 06:43:22PM -0700, "David G. Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> >> You specified “-1” so I don’t get why you believe pg_restore should be
> >> continuing to execute in the face of the SQL error.
>
> > The reason I believe pg_restore should be continuing to execute in the face of
> > the SQL error is because I didn't supply the -e option which is described
> > thusly in the pg_restore manual entry:
>
> But you'd better also read the para about -1:
>
> -1
> --single-transaction
> Execute the restore as a single transaction (that is, wrap the
> emitted commands in BEGIN/COMMIT). This ensures that either all
> the commands complete successfully, or no changes are
> applied. This option implies --exit-on-error.
>
> regards, tom lane
>

Yes, I saw that. Many thanks. All good now.

cheer,
raf